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2008: Selected as a 2008 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention...Named the Defensive Player of the Year at the team's post-season banquet...Played in 10 of 13 games with nine starts at outside linebacker...Led the Tigers and ranked eighth in Conference USA in tackles for loss with 11.5...Did not play against Marshall, Nicholls State and Arkansas State...Did not start against UAB...Ranked second on the team in sacks with four and was sixth on the team in tackles with 52...Registered a tackle in each of his 10 games played...Totaled five or more tackles in five games, including a season-best 11 stops versus East Carolina...Ole Miss: Started at outside linebacker in the season opener and had six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards...Assisted on a sack for a loss of a yard...Ended the first drive of the game with an assisted tackle on a rush of two yards...Rice: Made three tackles...Marshall, Nicholls State, Arkansas State: Suspended for violating team rules and did not play...UAB: Returned to action after missing three games...Made four tackles with two solo stops...Forced his first fumble of the season on a rush by Joe Webb in the beginning of the fourth quarter that led to a Memphis field goal...Louisville: Started at outside linebacker and had four tackles, including three solo stops and a quarterback hurry...Three of his four tackles resulted in gains of two yards or less...East Carolina: Led the team with a season-high 11 tackles, including five solo stops...Credited with 2.5 TFL...Tipped a Patrick Pinkney pass on third down in the first quarter resulting in a punt...Seven of his tackles were for gains of three yards or less...Held ECU short of the first down marker in the second quarter, forcing a punt...Southern Miss: Recorded five tackles, including three solo stops...Tackled Austin Davis for a loss of seven yards in the fourth quarter on second down that led to a three-and-out...All five tackles were for short gains of six yards or less...SMU: Logged four solo tackles...UCF: Made four tackles with a career high 3.5 TFLs for a total loss of 23 yards, a career-high 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry...Assisted on a sack for a loss of six yards in the first quarter on third down to force a punt...Recorded a sack on third down in the second quarter for a loss of seven yards...Forced an incomplete pass on third down with a quarterback hurry in the third quarter resulting in a punt...Sacked Rob Calabrese for a loss of 11 yards on third down in the fourth quarter to force a punt...Recovered his first career fumble in the fourth quarter...Tulane: Made five tackles with one TFL, an interception and a quarterback hurry...Made a solo tackle for a loss of a yard in the second quarter...Temporarily knocked Green Wave QB Kevin Moore out of the game on a quarterback hurry in the second quarter...Made his first career interception in the fourth quarter and returned it 20 yards allowing Memphis to score on the ensuing drive...All five of his tackles were for short gains of four yards or less...USF: Tied for second on the team with six tackles in the bowl game...Credited with two TFL for minus nine yards, which includes a sack for a seven-yard loss...Registered a solo tackle for a loss of two yards on 3rd-and-10 early in the first quarter that forced USF to punt...Sacked Matt Grothe for a loss of seven yards on 3rd-and-5 on the Memphis 13 that forced USF into a field goal in the third quarter...Four of his five solo tackles held USF to two or fewer yards.
2007:
Started at outside linebacker in the season opener against Ole Miss...Credited with six tackles in the game...Forced Ole Miss' Mike Wallace to fumble in the third quarter...The ball was recovered by Jake Kasser...Started against Jacksonville State and registered two tackles, including 1.5 TFL for minus eight yards before suffering a season-ending knee injury...Was unable to participate in spring practice while continuing rehabilitation on his knee...Will return as a junior for the 2008 season.
2006: Steady defender who saw increased action throughout the season...Played all 12 games and made nine starts at outside linebacker...Registered three tackles in the first three games of the season against Ole Miss, Chattanooga and East Carolina...Had a breakout game in his first collegiate start in the meeting with Tennessee...Logged a career-high 13 tackles, including six solo stops, against the Vols...Never relinquished his starting role the remainder of the season...Totaled five or more tackles in six of the last nine games in 2006...Credited with six tackles against UAB and nine versus Arkansas State...Also had one pass breakup and a half sack against the Indians...Logged back-to-back games of nine tackles against Marshall and Southern Miss...May be most remembered in 2006 for picking up a blocked field goal by Brandon McDonald against C-USA champion Houston and running 80 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 20 and forcing overtime...Was the only Tiger defender to score during the 2006 campaign...Recorded his second double-digit tackle effort of the season with 10 stops against the Cougars...Credited with a forced fumble, a sack and a pass breakup versus UH...Closed out the season with four tackles, including a TFL for one yard, in the road victory over UTEP...Ended the year as Memphis' fourth-leading tackler with 69 stops...Tied for second on the squad with seven TFL for a loss of 15 yards.
2005: A true freshman linebacker who saw action in nine of the Tigers' 12 games in 2005...Primarily worked with the special teams unit...Is a consistent cover guy who works with the kick off coverage and punt teams...One of just six true freshmen to play in 2005...Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Ole Miss...Credited with one solo stop against the Rebels...Provided an assisted tackle in the win over Houston...Credited with one tackle in the nationally-televised UAB game...Logged one solo tackle in the Tennessee game...Completed his freshman season with four total tackles.
Academic Highlights: Named to Tiger 3.0 Club for 2006 spring semester.
Prep: Played for Coach James Richard at Marietta High...Set a school record at MHS with 15 sacks in 2004...Helped lead squad to an 11-1 record and a Region 5-A championship...Voted as the team's Most Valuable Player...Listed as Cobb County's 48-Minute Player of the Year...Also selected as a first-team pick on the All-Cobb County Team... Named to the Marietta Daily Journal first-team All-Cobb County...Also played tight end, defensive end, and was on every special team...Was Cobb County's triple jump champion...Hails from the same high school as former Tiger defender Tristan Thomas.
Personal: Gregory Jerome Jackson is the son of Ricky Smith and Joan Smith...Born May 26, 1987, in Lawton, Okla.
Jackson's Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PD FR FF TFL SACK INT
2005 9/0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2006 12/9 38 31 69 2 0 1 7-15 1.5-9 0-0
2007 2/2 2 6 8 1 0 1 1.5-8 0-0 0-0
2008 10/9 32 20 52 2 1 1 11.5-46 4-29 1-20
TOTAL 33/20 74 59 133 5 1 3 20-69 5.5-38 1-20
Jackson's Career Highs
Tackles: 13 (vs. Tennessee 2006)
Solo Tackles: 9 (vs. Houston 2006)
Assisted Tackles: 7 (vs. Tennessee 2006)
Tackles For Loss: 3.5 (vs. UCF 2008)
Sacks: 2.5 (vs. UCF 2008)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. UCF 2008)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (3 games; last at UAB 2008)
Pass Breakups: 1 (4 games; last at East Carolina 2008)
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Tulane 2008)
Jackson's Game-By-Game Statistics
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFL SK FR PBU INT
9/5/05 Ole Miss 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/15/05 Houston 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/1/05 UAB 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/12/05 Tenn. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/3/06 Ole Miss 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/9/06 Chatt. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/16/06 ECU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/30/06* Tenn. 6 7 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/7/06* UAB 3 3 6 .5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/14/06* ASU 4 5 9 .5-2 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
10/21/06* Tulsa 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/28/06* Marshall 3 6 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/5/06* USM 4 5 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/11/06* UCF 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/18/06* Houston 9 1 10 2-8 1-7 0-0 1 0-0
11/25/06* UTEP 3 1 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/1/07* Ole Miss 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/15/07* JSU 1 1 2 1.5-8 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
8/30/08* Ole Miss 3 3 6 1.5-2 .5-1 0-0 0 0-0
9/6/08* Rice 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/2/08 UAB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/10/08* L'ville 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/18/08* ECU 5 6 11 2.5-4 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
10/25/08* USM 3 2 5 1-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/8/08* SMU 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/22/08* UCF 3 1 4 3.5-23 2.5-21 1-0 0 0-0
11/29/08* Tulane 2 3 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1-20
12/20/08* USF 5 1 6 2-9 1-7 0-0 0 0-0
